| Main Entry: | busybody |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nosy, impertinent person |
Synonyms: |
backseat driver, butt-in, buttinsky, eavesdropper, fink, fussbudget, gossip, intermeddler, intruder, meddler, newsmonger, nosey parker, rubberneck, scandalmonger, sidewalk superintendent, snoop, snooper, tattletale, troublemaker, yenta |
| Main Entry: | gossip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who talks a lot, spreads |
Synonyms: |
blabbermouth, busybody, chatterbox, chatterer, circulator, flibbertigibbet, gossipmonger, informer, meddler, newsmonger, parrot, prattler, rumormonger, rumors babbler, scandalizer, scandalmonger, snoop, talebearer, tattler, telltale |
| Main Entry: | interfere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meddle, intervene |
Synonyms: |
baffle, balk, barge in, busybody, butt in, conflict, discommode, foil, fool with, frustrate, get in the way, get involved, hamper, handicap, hang up, hinder, hold up, horn in, impede, incommode, inconvenience, inhibit, intercede, interlope, intermeddle, intermediate, intermit, interpose, intrude, jam, make*, mix in, obstruct, obtrude, oppose, poke nose in, prevent, remit, step in, stop, suspend, tamper, thwart, trammel, trouble |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, help |
| Main Entry: | interloper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who intrudes, meddles |
Synonyms: |
alien, busybody, intermeddler, intruder, meddler, obtruder, trespasser, uninvited guest, unwanted visitor |
| Main Entry: | meddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intervene, interfere |
Synonyms: |
abuse rights, advance, barge in, break in on, busybody, butt in, chime in, come uninvited, crash the gates, dabble in, encroach, encumber, fool with, hinder, horn in, impede, impose, infringe, inquire, interlope, intermeddle, interpose, intrude, invade, kibitz, mess around, mix in, molest, obtrude, pry, push in, put two cents in, sidewalk-superintend, snoop, stick nose in, tamper, trespass, worm in |
| Notes: | meddle means to intrude or interfere in other people's affairs or business; mettle is the courage and fortitude to carry on; a medal is a piece of metal in the form of a coin intended to be used as an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event |
Antonyms: |
avoid, dodge, ignore, stay out of |
| Main Entry: | meddlesome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interfering |
Synonyms: |
busy, busybody, chiseling, curious, encumbering, hindering, impeding, impertinent, intermeddling, interposing, interrupting, intruding, intrusive, kibitzing, meddling, mischievous, nosy, obstructive, officious, prying, pushy, snooping, snoopy, tampering, troublesome |
Antonyms: |
avoiding, dodging, ignorant |
| Main Entry: | monkey |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fiddle, tamper with |
Synonyms: |
busybody, butt in, fool, fool around, fool with, horn in, interfere, interlope, intermeddle, make*, meddle, mess, play, pry, tinker, trifle |
Antonyms: |
leave alone |
| Main Entry: | nose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detect, search |
Synonyms: |
busybody, examine, inspect, meddle, mouse, pry, scent, smell, sniff, snoop |
| Main Entry: | poke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interfere, snoop |
Synonyms: |
busybody, butt in, intrude, meddle, nose*, peek, pry, tamper |
Antonyms: |
leave alone |
| Main Entry: | snoop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who noses around |
Synonyms: |
busybody, butt-in, detective, eavesdropper, ferret, gumshoe, meddler, peeping Tom, pragmatist, pry, pryer, quidnunc, rubberneck, scout, sleuth, snooper |